Legend of the Lady in Silver: A Haunting of Blackthorn Estate

A Tale from the Eternal Whispers of the World of 4EverMore

The legend of the Lady in Silver is whispered in hushed tones across the immortal realm of 4EverMore, a tale so haunting that even the most fearless Day Walkers hesitate to tread the halls of Blackthorn Estate beneath the silvered glow of the full moon. For centuries, her presence has been a lingering enigma - neither ghost nor mortal, but something far more unsettling.

Lord Percival Blackthorn, heir to one of the most powerful Day Walker bloodlines, was the first to encounter her, or so the legend claims. His family’s grand estate, an opulent yet brooding fortress on the outskirts of The City of Shadows, had stood for millennia, its corridors echoing with the whispered secrets of those who had lived - and perished - within its walls.

One fateful evening, as the immortal city lay bathed in the eerie glow of twilight, Percival found himself wandering through the overgrown labyrinth of the estate’s Silver Moon Gardens - a place long abandoned, overtaken by ivy and adorned with statues that seemed to watch those who dared enter. The gardens had once been a place of splendor, but now they were cursed ground, whispered of in rumors that spoke of a tragedy lost to time.

It was there, amidst the creeping vines and ruined fountains, that he saw her.

She was draped in a gown of liquid silver, her pale hair cascading in spectral waves over her shoulders, her eyes luminous as the stars that hung heavy in the immortal sky. Her beauty was ethereal, yet there was something about her that unsettled even the fearless Lord Blackthorn.

"Leave this place," she whispered, her voice soft as the autumn wind that stirred the dead leaves at his feet.

Percival, known for his unshakable resolve, took a step forward. “Who are you?” he demanded, his voice steady but laced with curiosity. “Why do you haunt these grounds?”

The Lady in Silver turned her sorrowful gaze upon him. “I do not haunt them, my lord. I am bound to them.”

Thus began Percival’s descent into the enigma of the Lady in Silver, a puzzle that had remained unsolved for centuries.

The Curse of the Lady in Silver

As the legend tells, the Lady in Silver had once been Isolde Duskbane, a noblewoman of the immortal court, whose beauty was rivaled only by her tragic fate. She had been betrothed to a powerful Day Walker lord, but her heart had belonged to another - a mysterious figure known only as The Shadowbound Prince, a being whose existence was shrouded in secrecy.

On the eve of her wedding, she had vanished without a trace. Some claimed she had fled with her lover, others that she had been betrayed by her own kin, condemned to an eternity of suffering. When she was seen again, she was no longer a woman of flesh and blood but something else - something forgotten by time.

It is said that her soul was trapped between worlds, neither fully of the World of 4EverMore nor lost to oblivion. Bound to Blackthorn Estate, she wandered its halls, appearing only to those who sought forbidden truths.

Percival’s Reckoning

Determined to free her, Percival embarked on a relentless quest to uncover the truth of her fate. He scoured the ancient tomes of the Immortal Chronicle, sought the wisdom of the witches of Westbrook, and even dared to consult the Dream Walkers of the City of Dreams - but all paths led him back to the shadows of Blackthorn Estate.

The truth he uncovered was darker than he could have imagined.

The Lady in Silver had been betrayed by her own betrothed, a cruel and ambitious immortal who had bound her essence to the estate itself, weaving a curse that tethered her soul to its foundations. His intent had been to control her, to keep her forever as his own, but his spell had gone awry - dooming her to a fate worse than death.

Armed with this knowledge, Percival sought to break the enchantment, but such things are never simple in the world of 4EverMore. The Lady in Silver’s release required a sacrifice, and the price was steep - one soul must take her place.

It is said that on the night Percival performed the ritual, a storm unlike any seen in the World of 4EverMore raged through the skies, black lightning splitting the heavens, shaking the immortal city to its core. When the storm cleared, the Lady in Silver was gone.

Some say she was finally set free.
Others claim Percival took her place.

To this day, those who wander too close to the ruins of Silver Moon Gardens swear they still hear whispers in the wind. Sometimes, a shadow moves in the corner of one's vision - a flicker of silver disappearing into the night.

And when the full moon rises, some say that a lone figure stands upon the balcony of Blackthorn Manor, watching over The City of Shadows.
Waiting.
For what - or whom - no one dares to ask.

The Truth Lost to Time

The legend of the Lady in Silver endures, passed from immortal to immortal like a warning in the night. No one knows the full truth, for even the records in the Immortal Chronicle refuse to confirm what truly happened that night.

But one thing remains certain:
The past never stays buried in the World of 4EverMore.
And some souls - no matter how lost - are never truly gone.